WORK AND WAGES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 74, 14 August 1912, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

•SMASIirXG ARBITRATION. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Tuesday. '1 be Star says editorially that the coal-miners hint at a coalition with the Australian colliers for the set purpose of smashing statutory arbitration. Oil the other hand the mine-owners are in-

tending to adopt an attitude of strength and probably the only conditions acceptable to the employers will be the insuring of the binding settlement of disputes' for iixed periods.

LV OUR OWN COUNTRY. JOURNALISTS' GRIEVANCES. Wellington, Last Night. Meetings of journalists were held this week to formulate proposals to be laid before newspaper proprietors as to the rates of p.iy and overtime, and other matters. It is announced that other meetings will be held, and steps taken to obtain the opinion of country journalists.

THE KAITANGATA STRIKE. Dunedin, Last Night. Despite notice by the Kaitangata Coal Company that all employees who did not go to work to-day would be considered dismissed, about forty truckers did not go to work. A big meeting of truckers, miners and shiftmen was held this forenoon. The outcome was that a deputation of shiftmen and miners was appointed to interview the management with the object of endeavoring io settle the dispute with the truckers. The result of the interview has not yet been disclosed. The truckers sav that thev will fight till their comrade, Neale, is reinstated. A number of miners sympathise with the truckers, and it' is doubtful if tlu-y would work with the strike-breakers." At CVtle Rill eight truckers refused to go on Ibis morning: otherwise the mine is undisturbed bv the present trouble.